GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| slew | a large number |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| environ | encircle |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |